• Song:

    Once An Empire

  • Artist:

    Biffy Clyro

Dropped D

RIFF (Guitar):
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D|9---9-7-9----9-7-9-12-9-7---------------------------------------------------|
A|9---9-7-9----9-7-9-12-9-7---------------------------------------------------|
D|9---9-7-9----9-7-9-12-9-7---------------------------------------------------|

INTRO: RIFF X2

VERSE (Bass):

"I Wouldn't want to get fucked by a kangaroo in any position"
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|

"You've got to block it, block it; its spongy. You're savior's only picking on you"
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D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|

CHORUS (Guitar):
                  "you've got you're foot halfway up your dick" 
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G|7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------|
D|--------7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------|

            "I bet you ten pounds it wouldn't fit"
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                   "I was wrong so you must be rich, the poor" 
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G|--------7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------|

 "girl once an empire, the poor girl once an empire"
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D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|

"she lacks in fluid motion, all her circles came is squares"
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D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|

"No community, no community"
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D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|

"you're one of a kind, one of a kind sister, lets break that spell tonight"
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
D|------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

RIFF x2

VERSE 2:
"I paint my thoughts with a hair brush, jet black its a delicate operation"
(Bass, as Verse 1)
"My mirror, reflects all it sees, coming at the end of my empire"
(Bass, as Verse 1, Guitar: Riff x3 then:)
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
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D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

BREAK:

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D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|
D|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------|

  "tonight"
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D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
D|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|

CHORUS "The poor girl once an empire" to end

OUTRO: RIFF X1
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